She Faced A Lot Of Resistance On Her Path To Becoming The Very First Female Doctor In Britain, And She Achieved Many More Firsts Along The Way

This made her the first woman to obtain that license in the UK. After Elizabeth’s success, the Society of Apothecaries changed its regulations so women wouldn’t be turned down for doing the same thing.

At first, Elizabeth struggled to find a job for herself as a doctor. So, with some financial support, she opened her own practice and founded the St. Mary’s Dispensary for Women and Children, which gave medical care to the less fortunate.

She made more history at 34 when she was nominated as a visiting physician at East London Hospital and became the first woman in Britain to be appointed to a medical post. In 1871, she married businessman James Anderson. They had three children together. As time passed, she took the St. Mary’s Dispensary and renamed it the New Hospital for Women in London in 1872.

Remember how Elizabeth Blackwell was a big inspiration to her? Well, Elizabeth Blackwell was brought to the New Hospital for Women to work as a mentor and professor of gynecology. The hospital was also entirely run by female staff.

Elizabeth helped in founding other schools, like the London School of Medicine for Women, which she had helped create in 1874. By 1883, she became the dean of the school. Once again, she had made another historical milestone and became the first female dean of a British medical school.

How cool is it that she went from being denied by medical schools left and right to becoming the dean of one? Elizabeth spent her final years living in Aldeburgh, England. However, she didn’t stop earning titles, as in 1908, she was elected Mayor of Aldeburgh. And guess what? That made her England’s first female mayor. She gave many speeches supporting the women’s suffrage movement during her time as mayor.

In 1917, Elizabeth passed away at the age of 81 in Aldeburgh. However, her legacy certainly lives on, as the hospitals she built were the foundation of bigger and better medical centers.

After she died, the New Hospital for Women was renamed the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson and Obstetric Hospital in 1918. Today, there is a permanent gallery about her life inside the London building.

Elizabeth was the kind of woman who didn’t take no for an answer when it came to having the career she wanted. In the process, she improved many lives.

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